The North Anatolian fault: A new look

AMC Şengör, O Tüysüz, C Imren… - Annu. Rev. Earth …, 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Dedicated to the memory of three pioneers, İhsan Ketin, Sırrı Erinç and Melih
Tokay, and a recent student, Aykut Barka, who burnt himself out in pursuit of the mysteries of …

Seismic resistance of traditional timber-frame hımış structures in Turkey: A brief overview

YD Aktaş - International Wood Products Journal, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Hımış structures have hardly ever found as extensive a role as other traditional timber
housing, such as those originating from Japan or Central Europe, within the wide discourse …

Development of an earthquake loss model for Turkish catastrophe insurance

J Bommer, R Spence, M Erdik, S Tabuchi… - Journal of …, 2002 - Springer
Following the devastating Kocaeli and Düzce earthquakes of August andNovember 1999,
the Turkish Government was faced with an enormousfinancial burden as a result of its …

Earthquake risk assessment for Istanbul metropolitan area

M Erdik, N Aydinoglu, Y Fahjan, K Sesetyan… - Earthquake Engineering …, 2003 - Springer
The impact of earthquakes in urban centers prone to disastrous earthquakes necessitates
the analysis of associated risk for rational formulation of contingency plans and mitigation …

Enhancing seismic performance of historic mosques through retrofitting measures

İ Kocaman, M Gürbüz - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Historic mosques are structures that are highly sensitive to seismic events. Strengthening
these buildings, which have been exposed to earthquakes throughout history, and ensuring …

Investigation of industrial structure performances in the Hatay and Gaziantep provinces during the Türkiye earthquakes on February 6, 2023

S Öztürk, E Altunsu, O Güneş, A Sarı - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2024 - Elsevier
The seismic events of magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6 that occurred in the Pazarcik and Elbistan
districts of Kahramanmaras, respectively, resulted in a disastrous aftermath characterized by …

Dynamic response of a traditional hımış mansion using updated FE model with operational modal testing

EK Okur, AC Altunışık, FY Okur, M Meral… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since ancient times, shelter has been one of the most basic needs of human beings. This
basic need has been tried to be met by using different local materials considering both …

[HTML][HTML] Traditional Structures in Turkey and Greece in 30 October 2020 Aegean Sea Earthquake: Field Observations and Empirical Fragility Assessment

YD Aktas, I Ioannou, FS Malcioglu, AP Vatteri… - Frontiers in Built …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
On 30th October 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit the Aegean coasts of Turkey and
Greece. The epicentre was some 14 km northeast of Avlakia settlement on Samos Island …

Assessment of seismic behavior of historical masonry cupolas: Case of Emir Saltuk Cupola

İ Kocaman, Y Gedik, D Okuyucu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The protection of historical masonry structures against earthquakes requires a
comprehensive understanding of their nonlinear behavior; including damage and collapse …

Collapse mechanism of narthex part of historical masonry mosques

İ Kocaman, M Gürbüz - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Historical mosques are important cultural heritages that should be confidently transferred to
the future. These structures are damaged due to earthquakes. The minarets, domes and …